destructricevsdestructricesWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: destructrice is a noun, destructrices is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“destructrice” is a noun and “destructrices” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,035
“destructrice” frequency rank
#44,414
“destructrices” frequency rank
71449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature destructrice destructrices
Definition Celle qui détruit. Féminin pluriel de destructeur.

Same sound, different letters: destructrice vs destructrices

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 12 letters.

12 ch
destructrice
13 ch
destructrices

Homophone desk: destructrice vs destructrices

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: destructrice and destructrices carry the same recorded pronunciation, \dɛs.tʁyk.tʁis\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “destructrice” sits inside “destructrices”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

destructrice is recorded at frequency rank #27,035, classified as anoun, pronounced \dɛs.tʁyk.tʁis\. destructrices is at rank #44,414, tagged as anadj, pronounced \dɛs.tʁyk.tʁis\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 71449, this pair ranks #47,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of destructrice vs destructrices

Shared letters: cdeirstu. Private to "destructrice": -. Private to "destructrices": -.

"destructrice" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVCV  ·  "destructrices" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • destructriceddestructrice · desrtuctrice · desstructrice · destrcutrice · destrructrice · destrucctrice · destrucrtice · destructirce
  • destructricesddestructrices · desrtuctrices · desstructrices · destrcutrices · destrructrices · destrucctrices · destrucrtices · destructirces

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "destructrice" and "destructrices" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "destructrice" is a noun and "destructrices" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "destructrice" vs "destructrices" - which ranks higher?
"destructrice" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,035 in our French list, against #44,414 for "destructrices". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "destructrice" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "destructrices" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,512 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #47,512 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list